3rd Round Defensive Tackles: All NFL Draft Picks
44 defensive tackles drafted in round 3 · sorted by career sacks
| # | Player | Year | Pick | Team | College | Career Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Flanigan | 1994 | #74 | Chicago Bears | Notre Dame | 46.0 |
| 2 | Maliek Collins | 2016 | #67 | Dallas Cowboys | Nebraska | 37.0 |
| 3 | Al Noga | 1988 | #71 | Minnesota Vikings | Hawaii | 34.5 |
| 4 | Nnamdi Madubuike | 2020 | #71 | Baltimore Ravens | Texas A&M | 30.0 |
| 5 | Darwin Walker | 2000 | #71 | Arizona Cardinals | Tennessee, N.C. State | 28.5 |
| 6 | Tyrone Crawford | 2012 | #81 | Dallas Cowboys | Boise State, Bakersfield College | 25.0 |
| 7 | Greg Jefferson | 1995 | #72 | Philadelphia Eagles | UCF | 13.5 |
| 8 | Bill Johnson | 1992 | #65 | Cleveland Browns | Michigan State | 12.5 |
| 9 | Justin Jones | 2018 | #84 | Los Angeles Chargers | N.C. State | 12.0 |
| 10 | Marc Spindler | 1990 | #62 | Detroit Lions | Pittsburgh | 9.5 |
| 11 | Pat Sims | 2008 | #77 | Cincinnati Bengals | Auburn | 9.0 |
| 12 | Harrison Phillips | 2018 | #96 | Buffalo Bills | Stanford | 8.5 |
| 13 | Jordan Hill | 2013 | #87 | Seattle Seahawks | Penn State | 7.0 |
| 14 | Craig Veasey | 1990 | #81 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Houston | 6.5 |
| 15 | DaVon Hamilton | 2020 | #73 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Ohio State | 5.5 |
| 16 | George Little | 1985 | #65 | Miami Dolphins | Iowa | 5.0 |
| 17 | Andre Fluellen | 2008 | #87 | Detroit Lions | Florida State | 4.5 |
| 18 | Kenny Smith | 2001 | #81 | New Orleans Saints | Alabama | 4.5 |
| 19 | Alfred Oglesby | 1990 | #66 | Miami Dolphins | Houston | 4.0 |
| 20 | Brandon Thompson | 2012 | #93 | Cincinnati Bengals | Clemson | 3.0 |
| 21 | Zachary Carter | 2022 | #95 | Cincinnati Bengals | Florida | 2.0 |
| 22 | Nazair Jones | 2017 | #102 | Seattle Seahawks | North Carolina | 2.0 |
| 23 | Myron Lapka | 1980 | #64 | New York Giants | USC | 1.5 |
| 24 | Steve Warren | 2000 | #74 | Green Bay Packers | Nebraska | 1.0 |
| 25 | Khyri Thornton | 2014 | #85 | Green Bay Packers | Southern Mississippi | 1.0 |
| 26 | Mitchell Benson | 1989 | #72 | Indianapolis Colts | TCU | 1.0 |
| 27 | Jamaree Caldwell | 2025 | #86 | Los Angeles Chargers | Oregon, Houston, Independence Comm. College | 1.0 |
| 28 | Kenrick Ellis | 2011 | #94 | New York Jets | Hampton, South Carolina | 1.0 |
| 29 | Dorsett Davis | 2002 | #96 | Denver Broncos | Mississippi State, Mississippi Delta CC | — |
| 30 | Wayne Baker | 1975 | #74 | San Francisco 49ers | BYU | — |
| 31 | Edgar Fields | 1977 | #63 | Atlanta Falcons | Texas A&M, Navarro | — |
| 32 | Donnell Washington | 2004 | #72 | Green Bay Packers | Clemson | — |
| 33 | Bill Gregory | 1971 | #77 | Dallas Cowboys | Wisconsin | — |
| 34 | Rich Glover | 1973 | #69 | New York Giants | Nebraska | — |
| 35 | Sione Fua | 2011 | #97 | Carolina Panthers | Stanford | — |
| 36 | Phillip Murphy | 1980 | #82 | Los Angeles Rams | South Carolina State | — |
| 37 | Cornelius Walker | 1975 | #59 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rice | — |
| 38 | Brad Shearer | 1978 | #74 | Chicago Bears | Texas | — |
| 39 | Eddie Vanderdoes | 2017 | #88 | Las Vegas Raiders | UCLA | — |
| 40 | Ty Parten | 1993 | #63 | Cincinnati Bengals | Arizona | — |
| 41 | Ramsey Dardar | 1983 | #71 | Los Angeles Rams | LSU | — |
| 42 | Steve George | 1974 | #60 | Los Angeles Rams | Houston | — |
| 43 | Louis Nix III | 2014 | #83 | Houston Texans | Notre Dame | — |
| 44 | Lyman Smith | 1978 | #64 | Miami Dolphins | Duke | — |